Geophysics
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Geophysics

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Geophysics

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Methods in Computational Physics, Volume 13: Geophysics is a 10-chapter text that focuses with the theoretical solid-earth geophysics. This volume specifically covers the general topics of terrestrial magnetism and electricity, the Earth's gravity field, tidal deformations, dynamics of global spin, spin processing, and convective models for the deep interior. This volume surveys first the construction of mathematical models, such as the representation of the geomagnetic field by assuming arrangements of multipole sources in the core and the fast computer evaluation of two- and three-dimensional gravity models, which revolutionized their use in mineral prospecting and in studies of the crust. These topics are followed by a presentation of geophysical modeling and the uncertainties involved in quantitative convection studies of mantle flow. Other chapters explore the construction of numerical geophysical models related intimately to the inverse problem whereby maximum likelihood estimates of the required parameters must be determined along with calculation of confidence limits, including density, conductivity, and viscosity. The remaining chapters are devoted to the importance of harmonic analysis in geophysics, particularly spherical harmonic analysis, which has seen many refinements and applications. Physicists, geoscientists, and mathematicians will find this book invaluable.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780323148368
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Energy

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Geophysics
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. Errata
  8. CHAPTER 1. SIGNAL PROCESSING AND FREQUENCY–WAVENUMBER SPECTRUM ANALYSIS FOR A LARGE APERTURE SEISMIC ARRAY
  9. CHAPTER 2. MODELS OF THE SOURCES OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD
  10. CHAPTER 3. COMPUTATIONS WITH SPHERICAL HARMONICS AND FOURIER SERIES IN GEOMAGNETISM
  11. CHAPTER 4. INVERSE METHODS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF MAGNETIC AND GRAVITY ANOMALIES
  12. CHAPTER 5. ANALYSIS OF GEOELECTROMAGNETIC DATA
  13. CHAPTER 6. NONLINEAR SPHERICAL HARMONIC ANALYSIS OF PALEOMAGNETIC DATA
  14. CHAPTER 7. HARMONIC ANALYSIS OF EARTH TIDES
  15. CHAPTER 8. COMPUTER USAGE IN THE COMPUTATION OF GRAVITY ANOMALIES
  16. CHAPTER 9. ANALYSIS OF IRREGULARITIES IN THE EARTH'S ROTATION
  17. CHAPTER 10. CONVECTION IN THE EARTH'S MANTLE
  18. AUTHOR INDEX
  19. SUBJECT INDEX
  20. CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES